CRANEFIELD COLLEGE OF PROJECT AND PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT Group Assignment Module : Financial Management of Corporate Projects and Programmes (M6) Due Date: 11 June 2015 I‚ the undersigned‚ hereby declare that this assignment is my own work. It has not been previously submitted for any other examination. Name Identity Number Signature Claudia Tucker 8106230199082 Vuyani Mawetu Matoti 7202166096086 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Executive Summary 2 1. Problems Identified 4 2. The
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AACE International Recommended Practice No. 34R-05 BASIS OF ESTIMATE TCM Framework: 7.3 – Cost Estimating and Budgeting Acknowledgments: Todd Pickett‚ CCC (Author) Peter R. Bredehoeft‚ Jr. Ted A. Downen Larry R. Dysert‚ CCC Bruce G. Elliott‚ CCC John K. Hollmann‚ PE CCE Copyright 2010 AACE International‚ Inc. Stephen M. Jacobson CCC Carlton W. Karlik‚ PE Christopher L. Kinney Donald F. McDonald‚ Jr. PE CCE PSP Bernard A. Pietlock CCC Richard A. Selg‚ CCE AACE International Recommended Practices
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1. Problems Identified 1.1 Structural Strategy 1. No proper project structure - this made the execution and management of the project very ineffective. 2. Project over budget – The project estimated cost overrun of atleast 20% 3. Poor leadership/no leadership commitment - the customer requested the Divisional GM and his team to present the status of the project. However the DGM instructed Reichart to go with any other 3 or 4 functional managers 4. No Balanced Scorecard with critical success factors
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Case analysis "Cost of Capital at Ameritrade" Cost of capital refers to the maximum rate of return a company must earn from its investments‚ so that the market values of the company’s equity shares do not go down. The people at Ameritrade are not in agreement on the best estimate of the cost of capital. Research analyst put the cost of capital at 12%‚ while other members of the management estimate it to be at 9% and the CFO estimates it to be at 15%. The CEO of the company is optimistic that
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Original Project Objectives: After Ten years of research and four years of implementation the Millau Viaduct finally broke records and was widely regarded as an exemplary Project. Construction began on 10th October 2001 and was intended to take three years to complete construction but weather conditions put work on the bridge behind schedule. A revised schedule aimed for the bridge to be opened in January 2005. Once revised it was completed many weeks ahead of schedule and inaugurated by President
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Case #22 Victoria Chemicals Synopsis and Objectives go/no-go decision 1. The identification of relevant cash flows; in particular‚ the treatment of: a. sunk costs b. cash flows obtained by cannibalizing another activity within the firm c. exploitation of excess transportation capacity d. corporate overhead allocations e. cash flows of unrelated projects f. inflation. 2. The critical assessment of a capital-investment evaluation system. 3. The treatment of conflicts of interest
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The Benfield Column Repair Project: Project definition: Overhaul the damaged carbonate regeneration column of the Benfield Unit of the Gas Circuit at Sasol within the shortest possible time to prevent any further loss of income. Project scope: The PMBOK framework is applied for this case. It covers the design‚ execution and evaluation phase. The case does not give any details pertaining to the finishing phase. Also no details are given about the environmental and managerial aspects of the phases
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FORE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CORPORATE FINANCE Capital Structure in TATA Motors Course: PGDM Capital Structure in TATA Motors Corporate Finance ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The preparation of this project report was a multi-staged process and each stage involved contributions from various individuals and resources. We are greatly thankful to Dr. Himanshu Joshi‚ Lecturer in Corporate Finance who gave us an opportunity to work on this project. We express our profound sense of gratitude and veneration to you
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Zero-Based Budgeting Every organization goes through a point where it has to re-evaluate all its departments in an effort to see if they are all working to their full capacity or if there are any cuts and or reductions that can be made in an effort to save the organization some capital. Whenever anyone hears about reevaluations of department the first thing that comes to their mind is that they is a possibility that jobs may be deemed no longer necessary and therefore cut. Budgeting
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A PROJECT REPORT ON FINANCIAL MODELLING OF GENERIC SOLAR PV PROJECT Report Submitted as a part of Requirement for the degree of Masters in Business Administration Submitted by Jaslin Jaison 12020441203 2012-14 Under the Guidance of Faculty :Ms. Ashwini S Purandare Project Guide: Mr. Manik Jolly Designation : Assistant Professor Designation : Rural Head‚ India Symbiosis
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